here's what toyota's u.s.fficers said today this was a difficult decision especially since reliable scientific evidence and multiple independent evaluations have confirmed the safety of the lotle control systems. however, we concluded that turning the page on the legacy legal issue through the positive steps we are taking is in the best interest of the company, ploy employees, dealers and most of all 0 our customers. the fact is the court trooir trials are creeping up on toyota and lawyers are asking for a lot of documents and depositions and the settlement keeps the records out of the pub like the records we found on ac 360 this past february. it's a way that toyota says we will put this behind us and keep all of our secrets out of the court. >> so drew, who gets the money from the settlement? >> it is huge. the bulk of the money will go to the customers past and present. that will include a brake override system for all of the vehicles identified by toyota as having a problem with floor mats getting stuck. f

the federal government tested toyota. they said it was floor mats or a sticky throttle or something like that and i believed the government. >> 7,000 miles later on the day after christmas. she said she was pulling into a parking spot at a local mall gently riding the brake, she says -- take a listen. >> the car lurched forward and hit the cement wall in front of us. >> she jammed on the brakes so hard, she says, she strained ligaments in her foot causing massive swelling. the dealer insisted she call the toyota contain lawyer. >> and you won't drive this again? >> i will not. >> toyota has never conceded that electronics or a software problem could be responsible for the problem. but drew found a document that is written in japanese with english translation that shows one instance what an electronic software problem was discovered. toyota says this has nothing to do with unintended acceleration. other safety experts disagree. drew griffin is here. first a big settlement earlier this month and now this. is this an admissi

toyota will install brake override systems for vehicles identified by toyota as having problems withor mats getting stuck. toyota also setting aside $250 million to compensate owners who sold their cars while values were plummeting. a separate $250 million will be used to compensate owners who don't qualify for the brake override system and finally all 16 million current toyota owners will be eligible for a warranty of certain parts related to sudden unintended acceleration. toyota maintains it doesn't have a sudden unintended acceleration problem in its vehicles. it says those problems involve floor mats getting stuck, gas pedals getting stuck and drivers hitting the gas instead of the brake by mistake. so why are they settling? here's what toyota's u.s. legal officer said in a statement. it was a difficult decision, especially since reliable scientific evidence and multiple independent evaluations confirmed the safety of toyota's electronic control systems. however, detroit toyota conclud turning the page on this legacy legal issue through the positive steps we are taking is in the

. >>> a big pay out for some toyota owners. the settlement announced today that will cost the automaker more than $1 billion. >> a major feat. a bay area city cut its homicide rate in half. the critical steps some say led to the drastic drop. >>> if you own a toyota, you could be getting money from the automaker. details on a big settlement. >> reporter: i did speak with several toyota dealerships here in the south bay, and no one wanted to talk with me on camera. one service manager did tell me, he expects to be impacted by this massive settlement. toyota is expect today reclaim the title of world's largest automaker for the first time in two years. today, toyota reached a different milestone. agreeing to pay $1.2 million in what one attorney says involves the largest settlement in u.s. history over auto defects. >> the unintended acceleration, and they had several other recalls. it's definitely tarnished their reputation. >> reporter: those led the automaker to recall more than 14 million vehicles worldwide. the plaintiffs sa

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. >>> a big pay out for some toyota owners. the settlement announced today that will cost the automaker more than $1 billion. >> a major feat. a bay area city cut its homicide look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >>> if you own a toyota, you could be getting money from the automaker. details on a big settlement. >> reporter: i did speak with several toyota dealerships here in the south bay, and no one wanted to talk with me on camera. one service manager did tell me, he expects to b

and let's go to nicole and start with toyota. they're going to pay that 1.1 billion dollar fine and settle the claims of those unintended acceleration cars, look at that. >> when you take out uncertainty it's good news for a company and that's exactly what's happening here, the stock is up 1.7%, nearly $92. this is 91.87. this is a class action lawsuit and toyota admits no-fault and they're settling and spending 1.1 billion dollars to settle this to cover econooic losses, it does not cover wrongful death or injuries, but it certainly takes away one level of uncertainty and that's good news. stuart: nicole, we shut point out that the japanese currency, the yen, has come straight down. that means toyota cars will be a little cheaper or more price competitive in america and maybe that's helping, too. >> that's right, a weaker yen and the other thing, they've given a good outlook for sales, put it together, not bad. stuart: $91 a share and i guess the shareholders will take that. thank you very much indeed. toyota pays the precise nu

drivers sued toyota because floor mats were stuck causing the vehicle to accelerate. under the agreement toyota will install a brake override system and other special safety features on more than three million cars. >> for consumers it means that two major defects in toyota vehicles are going to get fixed. so the bad news, well, how many more defects are there? how many more recalls are there going to be? i mean, after all, toyota in the last three years has recalled over 10 million vehicles. >> if it's approved by a federal judge, toyota will make cash payments to owners who sold their cars at a reduced price due to the bad publicity. the settlement, however, does not resolve claims by people who want money for injuries or deaths linked to the sudden acceleration problem. >>> the bomb squad helped deal with an explosive situation in oakland yesterday. a man cleaning out his basement found more than 5 pounds of dynamite. he called police and the alameda county bomb squad showed up to remove the tnt. about a dozen neighbors were evacuated. the explosives will be there

toyotas are built to save you money today and tomorrow. now is the time to make the jump to toyota. don, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> if you're traveling by the lyric any time soon you're going to see a channel 13 truck outside and mike schuh and friends inside. hello once again, mike. >> reporter: hello. we're just sitting here talking about this show. it's an amazing weekend in store down here. it's kauled -- -- it's called -- >> mickey's music festival. >> reporter: they've going to give you three shows within a show. you may not know but i'm standing next to aladdin. >> hello. >> reporter: whose name is? >> blake. >> he kind of hands it off to different parts of the show. what do you do? >> i portray the roll of aladdin and mickey introducing us along with jeanie. we do lots of flips and jumps off trampolines then we meet jasmine. we talk about our love story between aladdin a and jazz mine. -- jasmine. very fun. >> reporter: now jasmine -- no. hold on. ariel. i knew i would get my characters mixed up. real name. >> a lecia. mickey takes a trip under the sea and gets to v

i'll have your foreca,,,,,,,,,,, a class action lawsuit over unintended accel >>> toyota says it willay more than $1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over unintended acceleration in its vehicles. the proposed settlement would be one of the largest of its type in automotive history. if approved by a federal judge, toyota would make cash payments for vehicles devalued by multiple recalls and install special safety features on more than three million cars. >> for consumers, the two major defects in toyota vehicles are going to get fixed. the bad news is, how many more defects are there? how many more recalls are there going to be? after all, toyota, in the last three years, has recalled over 10 million vehicles. >> now, this settlement does not resolve claims by people who want money for injury or death linked to the acceleration problem. >>> well, for the cost of a postage stamp, a group of bay area women received a priceless gift. juliette goodrich explains how it all started with a discovery in a thrift store. >> these five cards must have somehow gotten mixed in >> reporter:

the payout coming to million was toyota drivers. >> i opened it up and i saw sue's name. and right away, i thought a card from an angel! >> lost and found. the thrift store discovery that managed to connect friends that were lost and found a new friend along the way. >> and your next batch of clean shirts could cost a little more. the international trade dispute that has your dry cleaner wired for a price hike. >> mother nature sprayed and windex, and the radar is squeaky clean! nothing out there! when does the rain come back? the answer in your forecast. ,,,,,,,,,, annual "treecycling" program starts next week >>> getting tired of your christmas tree? san francisco's annual tree-cycling program starts next week. they dragged out that chipper today to show us what it does with the trees. last year, more than 500 tons of christmas trees were collected in san francisco. >>> toyota says it will pay more than $1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over unintended acceleration in its vehicles. it would be one of the largest upon its type in automotive history. and it will

toyota has stages comeback after losing the top spot to gm in 2011 when toyota sales and production were hit by japan's earthquake and tsunami. >> we are getting a look at this morning at starbucks come the other campaign. it's the coffee shops public stance on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the starbucks ceo as its workers at 120 d.c. area stores to write come together on coffee cups they serve today and tomorrow. he says it's a way to " send our elected officials in respectful but the message, urging them to come together to find common ground " on prices might still be recovering but the price of rentals has skyrocketed and many u.s. cities especially oakland and san francisco. san francisco that the no. 10 spot well open comes in at no. 2. according to the cnn report opens all rents surged partly fuelled by renters priced out of san francisco which is still booming with tech talent. the year over a rise the year over year rise in oakland was 11.6% in sampras's go it is a 5.8%. the number one spot goes to houston at 16.8%. we will be right back. óó >> we're watching the weather across the

toyota will give 16 million current toyota owners supplemental warranty coverage for certain problems. toyota will retrofit 3.2 million priuses with a brake override system. and toyota will offer cash payments to customers who sold their prius cars or turned in leased priuses between september 2009 and december 2010. that's to compensate them for the car's lost value. >> for consumers, it means that two major defects in toyota vehicles will be fixed but how many more defects are there? how many more recalls are there going to be? after all, toyota in the last three years recalled over 10 million vehicles. >> what this settlement. does not resolve, claims by people who want money for injuries or deaths linked to the sudden acceleration problems. a federal judge still has to okay the settlement. >>> the rain may be gone from the skies but saturated hillsides can still pose a danger. mark sayre is with homeowners keeping their eyes on their hills near their neighborhoods. >> reporter: landslides are serious. state officials say 100 californians have died as a result of landslides in the

and toyota moves higher after the car dealer settles a class action lawsuit.nalysts say the $1 billion payment is already priced in. >> it was a pretty quiet trading session in the u.s. yesterday. retail stocks were one of the market's worst performers. we were just discussing the outlook for holiday sales coming in weaker than first expect. today, trying to cover some of those losses. similar small gains seen for the s&p. the nasdaq was a little lower the last time we checked in. roughly flat now. overnight, cnbc ftse global 300 gives up the trade, we're up about .25%. the nikkei particularly a strong one. likely to be a theme for 2013. the shanghai composite, underperforming. the ftse 1100, .2% in the positive. the cac 40 having a strong day, up about .5%. the ibex 35 is now negative. it did open higher, but now shedding about .4%. now, president obama is due to arrive back in washington today after cutting short his christmas vacation in hawaii. congress is also back in town, but aides say little progress was made over the holiday on any potential deal to a

even if they don't own a toyota anymore. alison kosik has more.bout how this deal is going to pay out people who currently own toyotas and those who sold them. >> there are three parts to this. this is turning out to be one of the biggest lawsuits of its kind. it reinvolves around the sticky pedal issue. that's where some drivers said they experienced unintended acceleration. their gas pedals got stuck in floor mats. this settlement is going to cover about 16 million vehicles for 1998 to 2010 models. once a judge approves the settlement, current owners of the cars will get a brake override system installed as well as a customer care plan with a ten-year warranty on parts tied to the acceleration. another part will compensation current owners whose cars are not eligible for the system and a third and separate fund will go to all the former toyota owners who sold their cars but for reduced prices because of all the negative publicity surrounding these events. the settlement does not cover personal injury claims, but it comes as they try to move past

melissa: i'm surprised toyota is the one you hear coming out first.would expect this to be bmw thing, a mercedes thing or something more high-end than middle of the road car like a toyota being first. what do you make of that? >> i agree with you. like you're saying all the brands, audi, mercedes are the germans are first one usually to come out with that. this is really why the toyota jumped on the bandwagon as well, chrysler, we can't forget them. they're doing this because they need to grab the market share back especially toyota they lost some of it with all the excitement of the past history. they want to recapture customers and keep them coming back. it is all about customer retention. if they are the first to add that little extra goodie or gadget or wi-fi in the car that will make you buy that brand again. i think that is really wise. melissa: cron how many details we have yet but does it work with every phone or iphones or android? you can tell you know nothing about this. >> i do know some of this because i go to the consumer electronics sho

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a judge must approve this settlem% despite recalls toyota said set to overtake general motors toyotast the top spot in 2011 when sales were hit by the earthquake and tsunami. >> holidays gave less than stellar sales to retailer autos cory johnson joins with us your bloomberg after the bell report. cory? >> hi, good after the. online brick and mortar companies not feeling too cheery this day after christmas. numbers show that growth is slowing according to mastercard advisor spending pulse. yes that is the name of the seven-tenths of a percent this year. mastercard has online sales rose 8.4% to $48 billion we havewell off last year's rate of growth. not all predictions says the sales should rise 16% this holiday season. that compares to 15% last year kÑ come core, ibm says online sales on christmas day grew 22% up from 60% growth rate last year. shares of research in motion on the rebound today, rising 11%. that move comes after rim lost a quarter of the market value in the two previous sessions after earnings report shares tanking after the black berry maker agreed to lower payments

toyota has agreed to pay a $17.400-0000 fine to the highway administration. thiscomes after a recall on a lexus model. remember the floor matts in the lexus crossover that moved and caused the gas pedal to get stuck. well toyota is paying for that now. thenational average for gas is now 3.25. that's a $0.15 drop just this month and since mid-september prices have dromd $0.62 on average. but by the end of the month, prices could drop another $0.05 a gallon. >> driving tests are nerve wracking for first time drivers but what if you r you could take the test without getting in a car. researchers are working with the virginia dmv officials to determine if a driving simulator is actually an a better test. it sounds like a car and has a speed oment -- speedometer and rear-view mirror. >> we also test something such as memory and doing all of that while reading signs on the highway and remembering what they were. >> the test tashgs about an hour and a half to complete. >> i would say to practice on but not for the real test. >> nothing simulate it is real thing. >>

toyota now reaching an agreement to settle claims from toyota owners who said they experienced the samen acceleration. adam shapiro reporting for the fox business network. adam? >> reporter: and, jon, this is one of the largest settlements in the automotive industry. it's got a lot of people raising eyebrows right now. it could be as high as a $1.4 billion settlement when everything's paid out. right now the official settlement is $1.1 billion. anyone who purchased a toyota, essentially, from 1998 through 2010, you'll recall the sudden acceleration issue that drew a lot of attention just a few years ago, and there were, unfortunately, some people who died in car accidents. now, the government actually studied this because it was believed to be a problem with toyota's electronic acceleration system in the automobiles, but they never found any link between the sudden acceleration and toyota's electronic system. a subsequent review, by the way, of that study found that the government wasn't up to speed in looking at it. so at the end of the day toyota hopes to put all of this behind them.

this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. now is the time to make the jump to toyota. now is the time to send it over to man a -- over to manic monday. >>> all right. ron matz good morning. >> reporter: good morning jes and marty. merry christmas. before we want start i want to say hi to my dad he's at saint joseph's hospital and everybody on the 4th and 5th floor, thank so much for taking care of him. get well soon. look at this group. they are all the way from annapolis. give yourselves a big hand. the red red wine bar. >> [cheers] >> reporter: here's our friend lisa. tell us about the red red wine bar. >> we're located in downtown annapolis on main street. full bar, full men -- menu and fantastic staff. >> reporter: you guys are awesome. you work very late at night so thank you for coming down. >> they're not morning people so it is a big deal. >> reporter: thank you very much. let me cross over here. you can come up. we've got dave dave, gus -- craig you can come in the picture. good to see you. >> good morning. >> reporter: great to see you guys. i'm going to do t

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under the agreement, toyota will install a break-override system. company also set up a fund of $250 million to compensate former toyota owners who sold their cars at a reduced value because of the negative publicity. >> we are getting a look this morning at starbucks " to come together " to campaign. it's the coffee's especially oakland and sampras's go. they are among the top-10 highest rental spikes of 2012. sampras's go napa no. 10 spot, while oakland comes in at no. 2. the year over year rise in oakland was 11.6%. in san francisco it was 5.8%. the number spot goes to houston, at 16.8%. will be right back. >> welcome back. this is video just then took kron 4 out of columbus, ohio. it is going to be a difficult place this morning for drivers to get to work. many roles are split, covered with ice and snow. all i knew could still pick up another enter to from this storm. as the storm makes his way up the east coast, the national weather service says the north east heaviest snowfall will be in the norton pa., upstate new york and endless sections of

now is the time to make the jump to toyota. jessica and marty, back over to you guys. >>> and straight to ron matz. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marty and jessica. trains are a big baltimore thing. one of the biggest and west in dundolk at the wise volunteer five company. thank you for joining us this morning. here's bob francis. bob issues once -- bob once again this year. >> our fire station almost 90 years as a tradition. sglsh -- >> reporter: let's talk about how many trains you have here. >> almost 1,000 square feet when you take in a surface area. 10 trains, 4 levels, 2 highways, one trolly, one tram and nothing but pure fantasy. >> reporter: how long does it take to set this up? >> we start about the middle of october. when you're talking about the number of guys who help out and get this set up, you're talking about 2,700 man hours in a 4 week period before we open up right after thanksgiving. >> reporter: i know it's a labor of love. >> absolutely. guys like fill -- phil is one of the volunteers that helps

. >>> now, toyota motor has launched a redesigned crown, one of its signature models.he auto maker aims to attract japanese car owners who are thinking about replacing their current vehicles. ♪ strangers in the night ♪ exchanging glances it's the 14th restyling of the crown. a high-end model that was first released back in 1955. the new crown features drastic changes in design such as a large front grill. it has a conservative image and targets relatively older drivers and corporate customers. but toyota hopes that the new design will attract younger customers as well. >> translator: in a country like japan, where the population is shrinking, it's more important to encourage car owners to replace their vehicles than to develop new customers. >> toyota says the car maker wants to stimulate the overall japanese car market with his firm's new model. >>> people who take medicine around the world could soon be popping pills made by a japanese chemical firm. executives at mitsubishi chemical holdings are expanding their medical concern with a new acquisition. company represe

the recall, dating back to 2009 and 2010, tarnished toyota's safety reputation and flattened its u.s. sales, ending its 30-year streak of market share increases. the company already was fined for not warning of the issues sooner. >>> new numbers show a disappointing holiday sales season with retail growth up less than 1% from last year. nbc's john yang reports retailers across the country are hoping for a sales bounce after christmas, and they're doing pretty much anything they can to bring shoppers back into stores. >> reporter: in detroit, shoppers lined up before stores opened, ready to spend. >> i'm returning things and i'm buying things. >> reporter: that's the way it was across the country as americans flocked to stores to use gift cards. >> you're lucky today. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: or returning what was under the tree. >> consumers tend to spend more when they come in and return the gift, and that's that second season that retailers love. >> i'm going to do well today, yeah. i'm going to take advantage of it. i'm going to get as much as i can. >> be sure to check out our $

. >>> toyota has agreed to set al lawsuit. you probably remember this.he automaker has agreed to pay more than a billion dollars to install new safety features to compensate owners. drivers sued toyota because floor mats were getting stuck causing their vehicles to accelerate. under the agreement toyota said that they will install a brake override system in three million vehicles. >>> all right, time now for a check of the forecast. mike is up here with us once again. you are working double time. >> sure and you may need the four wheel drive over the weekend. uh-oh. >> again? >> yeah again unfortunately. >> christmas eve. >> yeah. >> day after. >> day after. >> new year's eve. >> close. >> probably today too you said. >> ish, yes. this is -- all right it's a saturday storm to kind of make this a little bit clearer. we're not sure how much snow could fall. >> you got a number left? >> i'm just going to go to the wall okay? all right. let's do this thing. oh man we'll do that tomorrow morning. frederick how bad it got. a moon out there. 37 degrees. that su

. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers.t is early to be talking rg iii and the hall of fame, isn't it? he is 22 years old. he has been called houdini, .ookie sensation his cleats are in the hall of fame. his jersey and cleats have been collected. he set the record. he has run for 714 yards and four games left starting sunday against baltimore. on film you can see it as well. they bring it physically. ed, he is at the top of their defense. let's go to that ravens castle. he hopes to play against the fact he haspite the a torn bicep. he tore it last sunday against the steelers. he has defied the odds i coming it will ben injury. at fedexe decision field. i'm concerned about whether i will help or hinder the team by playing. >> let's go to baseball. spring training. two players left after being th a --ed wit roach will come back. davie johnson said -- roach is coming back. there is a lot of buzz over the wizards win last night. do not make too much out of the .oss for miami do not blame the heat. they played a good ballgame. t

under the agreement, toyota will install a break-overwrite system. coming up in our next half hour we will have more on the settlement and what it means for the japanese auto maker. >> we will be right back. uú6 >> welcome back. the time is now 7:14 a.m.. and lot of people are traveling this weekend. >> here is video this morning out of columbus, ohio. it is going to be a difficult place this morning for drivers to get to work. many roads are slick, cover with ice and snow. ohio could still pick up another injured to from the storm. the deaths from this storm toll is now up to 12 people. the storm dropped about a foot of snow and some parts of the northeast, a day after it dumped a record snowfall in arkansas and ruin the holiday travel plans from the region. and coastal areas, the storm is mostly bring in high winds and heavy rain. dozens of travelers were trying to make it home thursday after the fierce storm stranded them at airports or relatives' home or around the region. >> if your planning to make a trip to the sierra mountains anytime soon au

. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> what started out as a slow d into a certainly turne nail biter. now, the redskins are the cowboys 28-18. a two-minute warning, we will all the highlights in just few minutes. the vikings costing the packers hosting the packers. tis the game at 34. holdup -- looked at him go. 24 seconds. peterson and finished 9 yards of his rushing record. is the whole 9 yards. minnesota, 37-34. bears are on the road against the lions. over the middle. the lions are down, up 3.5 minutes to go. cutler scrambles for a first yard. the bears win 26-24, but failed to make the playoffs. with a lot of help from michael 49btree, the san francisco years -- 49ers with another crown. second quarter, up 6-0 trailing. there you go. they take a 7-6 lead. why not repeat it? crabtree had again. 27-francisco goes on to win 13. 14-3 broncos. he has changed that town and the team. thomas makes a great one-handed catch. that is a play of the day. for his first game back since diagnosed with leukemia, was papain a in a map -- it emotional

. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> folks are still giddy after last night. >> the dust may have settled from last night's victory, but it will not be for long. the redskins a host the seattle seahawks sunday at 4:30. the redskins love the win as much as they love hearing about romo's interceptions. the winning streak is more impressive. it is something even the most veterans have never experienced. >> i've not been part of a culture -- a team that said, it is about us this week. >> we had to whein 11 in a row. >> we have a chance to special things. >> it is really unbelievable. rg3 rushed for a touchdown on one leg. he is not 100% yet. the locker room will tell you and he is not your ordinary iraqi. he brings a lot more to the table it -- your ordinary rookie. he brings a lot more to the table in leadership. >> everybody had the same mindset. we have to win and that is all that matters. the redskins will step up and make it happen. >> the franchise single season rushing record. he was on fire. morris had three touchdowns, 200 yards. a

toyota recently reached a settlement of more than $1 billion to resolve hundreds of lawsuits from toyota owners who said the value of their cars and trucks plunged after the recalls. and finally, four major retailers agreed to recall baby recliners linked to infant deaths. amazon.com, bye-bye baby, toys r us are recalled nap nannies generation 1 and 2 and the chill model infant recliners. they are linked to at least five infant deaths. the manufacturer has gone out of business. the retailers agreed to refund of the -- to refund the item purchased from the website. >> people in thailand are celebrating the new year with a show of lights. check out the seventh annual lantern festival. this year's theme was colors of the south. that meant there were lights from chinese, japanese, and european cultures lighting up the sky. thousands are expected to visit that displayed. >> the one item that remains on washington's christmas list. roping off the fiscal cliff. president obama and congress return, but they will need support from house republicans to pass the deal. is congress any closer to a co

. >> let's talk about toyota?owners of 60 million lexus and cars from 1998 to 2010 may be getting some cash. toyota has agreed to pay more than a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit. toyota will create a fund for retrofitting more than 3 million cars of technology that makes it easier for them to stop. in late 2009, all of 20010 due to lower resail value of the car. toyota has not admitteded any guilt on this topic. >> they get a big chunk of change and the car owners a little bit. >> for many passengers air travel is about finding the cheeps air fair. as airlines offer more and more add-ons from early boarding to premium seating to baggage fees that ability to comparison shop is pretty much impossible. the on-line ticketers like expedia and other bits complain airlines won't provide them to see information the simple way. they are taking up the issue this comes as the airline industry wants to change the rules of the game by collecting personal data on you and how you like to fly and giving you this

. >>> let's move on to toyota. they're making headlines today. >> is that right. toyota has agreed to pay more than a billion over claims of sudden acceleration and brake problems in some of its vehicles. roughly 16 million toyota, electric you realilexus and sci are covered in the suit. believe it or not, it will not hurt the sales. toyota is expecting to sell over 9 million cars this year, up 22% over last year. >> jackie deangelis, thank you. >>> hollywood said a few records in theaters on christmas day. "jack reacher" number 4 "parental guidance" number 3 "the hobbit" number twon django unchained" and number one, "lesmis" made $18 million. >>> making news this morning, nelson mandela back at home this morning after being discharged where the hospital. the 94-year-old nobel peace prize laureate has been hospitalized and treated for a lung infession and underwent surgery to remove gallstone. >>> russian president putin says he will sign a bill banning americans from adopting russian children. the bill is part of a larger measure aimed at retaliating against a re

toyota has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to reimburse owners and install new safety equipment. dozens of drivers have claimed their cars accelerated without warning. more than 14 million cars were recalled in 2009 and 2010, but, as part of the settlement, toyota admits no fault. the forecast for this year's holiday sales were apparently way off. last week, the retail analyst shoppertrak projected sales this year would go up 2.5%, but a new report puts it at 0.7%, the weakest season since 2008. we asked elaine quijano to find out why shoppers were not in a spending mood. >> reporter: the early indications are that shoppers weren't in the holiday shopping spirit this year, and some of the reasons had nothing to do with the economy. dana telsey is a retail analyst. >> whether it was hurricane sandy, the need to spend on the home; whether it was the tragedy in connecticut, and took away the feel-good factor-- it was a confluence of events that led to a "should have been better" holiday season. >> reporter: a big part of the problem was in the densely populated northeast, where more

. >> susie: another nick to toyota's reputation. the automaker is paying a record fine, more than $17 million, for failing to promptly report safety defects related to a lexus recall. this is the second time since 2010 that toyota has paid fines for not properly reporting vehicle defects to u.s. regulators. toyota once had the best reputation for quality and safety, but in the last three years it has announced numerous recalls for separate investigations into sticky pedals, poorly designed floor mats and steering rod problems. >> susie: big changes coming to pfizer. the giant drug maker plans to cut about 20% of its u.s. sales force, or 600 jobs. according to a report from bloomberg, the cuts begin this month and are said to be part of c.e.o. ian read's strategy to reposition pfizer after losing patent protection on its top selling drug, lipitor. at its peak, that cholesterol drug generated revenues of nearly $10 billion a year for pfizer. while lipitor's loss was tough for pfizer, it was a boon for generic drug makers. but in the c

the ntsb says toyota failed to report a safety defect. this is the 4th fine levied against toyota in the past two years. >> a strong storm slams into washington state. as jeff reports, the severe weather caused problems on the roads and on the water. >> the only thing i remember is breaking glass. >> steve was driving to work around 5:30 this morning in lake stevens in the pouring rain and darkness he could barely see the tree come crashing down. >> headlights and looked like fuzzy stuff which ended up being a tree. just happened so quick, there wasn't even much more to hit brakes. >> landed across 84th street in lake stevens. the impact crushed the front of his pick up. >> were you able to get out? >> i kicked the door open and got out. >> the deputy thought for sure it was going to be a fatal crash but shocked to see him walking around. his only injury, a cut hand. >> if it happeneds a second later or earlier, i wouldn't be here. >> another foot he wouldn't have made it. >> around the same time, two people on board this goat were being

toyota motor saw its sales increase 1.5%. while nissan motor suffered a drop of 15.2%. >>> strained diplomatic relations kept japanese auto sales in china down. but the latest figures suggest some signs of bottoming out. back in october toyota, mazda and fuji heavy industries posted year-on-year sales declines of between 40% and 70%. but the numbers for november released on monday show that toyota sales fell 22%, mazda showed a drop of nearly 30%, and fuji about 55%. the somewhat better numbers for november are traced to stepped-up outside sales campaigns by the japanese companies. they also provided financial support for vehicles damaged during anti-japan protests in china in september over a territorial dispute. >>> japan market observers have something to be cheerful about despite the global downturn. firms have increased corporate capital spending for a fourth straight quarter. finance ministry officials said monday that capital investment from july to september totalled about $107 billion. that's an increase of 2.2% in y

. >> a record-setting fine for toyota, the maximum amount allowed by law. the national traffic safety ministrations as they fell to quickly report problems and delayed a safety recall. this is the fourth foreign of its current against toyota in the last two years. -- the fourth kind. >> aaa estimates 40% of washington metropolitan area residents will travel this holiday, up from last year. the average round-trip will be about 760 miles. airlines are getting a boost in passengers. if your flooring, expect some crowded airports and flights -- if you are flying. >> temperatures are falling and is getting chilly. >> of drizzle today. >> things are dry now. there are lots of changes coming with the weather in the next few days. this was this morning in damascus, maryland. a lot of fog until the cold front came through. of the picture and it turned into a beautiful day. now nightfall is upon us and the temperatures are starting to fall. 47 right now and falls church 44 in gaithersburg and 42 in hagerstown. early this afternoon we hit 62 degrees at reagan national